Oakton student wins writing award in Skyway Festival

Community Contributor Oakton Community College

An Oakton Community College student captured first place in the poetry category at the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) Writers' Festival hosted by McHenry County College on Thursday, Nov. 17. Oakton students competed against students from other conference colleges and also competed in nonfiction, fiction and drama.

Cheikhna Cissokho of Evanston (Evanston Township High School) won for his poem "Brush off the Dust." Also, two Oakton students placed in the top-three of the nonfiction category. Max Wacker of Arlington Heights (Buffalo Grove High School) took second for "Lessons in Attendance" and Jillian Sliwa of Des Plaines (South Side Baptist School) garnered third for "The Dress."

"Oakton's award winners are tremendously gifted writers," said Danielle Aquiline, associate professor of English. "This is reflective of the growing interest and participation in creative writing initiatives at the college."

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